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struggle4progress

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Sat Oct-06-07 04:24 PM
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Danish police arrest 436 at protest

Source: Australian Associated Press

Sunday Oct 7 07:02 AEST

Danish police arrested at least 436 people in Copenhagen after demonstrators evicted from a youth centre six months ago tried to occupy a different building, officials said.

"We have never arrested so many people in a single incident before," a police spokesman told Danish news agency Ritzau.

About 3,000 demonstrators tried to climb over police vehicles to reach the building. Police responded with tear gas and then moved in for the arrests.

No injuries were reported, police said. The demonstrators failed to occupy the building. Most of those arrested were expected to be released soon ...

Read more: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=303171

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hlthe2b

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Sat Oct-06-07 04:31 PM
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1. So then, 43 (10%) were tazed and four of these later (sadly) died,

right? Oh, yeah, it is Denmark, not the HOMELAND....:sarcasm:

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